EROS (Feb.7)
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EROS (Feb.7)
Warner have finally set a date for the R1 release of Eros. With a doubt this would be a must-buy disc for me as I am not so happy with the current R3 version.
http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?...=r%3D0%26s%3D1
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http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?...=r%3D0%26s%3D1
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Originally Posted by illennium
What's wrong with the R3 anyway?
The HK R3 has:
1) Inspiration of Eros - Wong Kar Wai
2) To perform the whole life of a woman in 40 minutes - Gong Li
3) From a stranger to an excellent tutor with Wong Kar Wai ? Chang Chen
4) DTS
Image wise this has to be compared, though.
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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
With a doubt this would be a must-buy disc for me as I am not so happy with the current R3 version.
I like the first two films, but I doubt I will re-buy this. The R3 is perfectly adequate.
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Originally Posted by ftsoh
I wanted to watch this movie in the theater since I heard about it last year. Did I miss the theatrical release or this movie went straight to video?
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Originally Posted by Dane
Nothing. The R3 still beats the R1.
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Originally Posted by dvdisoil
I am excited with this release ..., on a sidenote - does it mean we can expect a Warner release of Antonioni's Passenger, any rumours/inside-info anyone ??
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Yes and no. I have the Mei Ah single-disc release, which is Region 0 by the way. I agree the image looks to be just above average. However, I have seen much worse come from R3, and a lot better, of course.
As for my claim the Region 0 beats the Region 1 still has to be compared. Will you have the honor?
As for my claim the Region 0 beats the Region 1 still has to be compared. Will you have the honor?
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Originally Posted by jamieoni
A new print is currently doing the rounds of theatres. Portland, OR, gets it in a couple of weeks...so I wouldn't be surprised.
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Originally Posted by Dane
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As for my claim the Region 0 beats the Region 1 still has to be compared. Will you have the honor?
As for my claim the Region 0 beats the Region 1 still has to be compared. Will you have the honor?
Though with WB's record I can not see how they would not beat Mei Ah which again has a very soft look and even noticeable digital noise. So, let's wait and see...
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maybe a new thread needs to start, but:
passenger dvd is up at amazon. hurrah!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...v=glance&n=130
passenger dvd is up at amazon. hurrah!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...v=glance&n=130
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why did this take so long to get released - usually Warner's is pretty good on releasing newer films within a shorter theatre to video window of time. (except 'Duma')
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Originally Posted by Giles
why did this take so long to get released - usually Warner's is pretty good on releasing newer films within a shorter theatre to video window of time. (except 'Duma')
Forget about why...be more concerned with whether or not this will be an uncut version. The majors have once again started using digital manipulation (wait until I post my review of Lila Says)...From what I see so far it looks like EROS will be an R-rated version....which definitely does not sit well with me (of course until we see the disc we should not make any negative statements).
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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
Forget about why...be more concerned with whether or not this will be an uncut version. The majors have once again started using digital manipulation (wait until I post my review of Lila Says)...From what I see so far it looks like EROS will be an R-rated version....which definitely does not sit well with me (of course until we see the disc we should not make any negative statements).
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Originally Posted by Giles
wait, you lost me, I thought this was released theatrically in the US with a R-rating - or was it unrated?
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ps
by the way...I think I know what your taste in music is...you should run and see Lila Says...the soundtrack is like big, ongoing, Buddha Bar mix...beautiful! It is like Beth Orton meets Everything But The Girl meets Massive Attack meets...God knows what Persian artists you could come up with.
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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
ps
by the way...I think I know what your taste in music is...you should run and see Lila Says...the soundtrack is like big, ongoing, Buddha Bar mix...beautiful! It is like Beth Orton meets Everything But The Girl meets Massive Attack meets...God knows what Persian artists you could come up with.
cool, sounds fascinating to me.
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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
there is digital blurring all over it...on erotic shots of comics mind you.....what the hell...what's the purpose of having a rating system if you are going to cheat with blurring. Now let's see what happens with Eros (different studio I know) but this is a brand "new trend" for me.
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Originally Posted by Josh Z
What did they blur out? I don't recall any full-frontal male nudity in Eros. Full-frontal female nudity in a non-sexual context (e.g. women prancing around nude on the beach) seems to still be within R-rated territory for the MPAA.
I am talking about Lila Says....(a most recent example of a US-DVD that has been given R rating and consequently "adjusted" for the liking of the censors)
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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
Josh:
I am talking about Lila Says....(a most recent example of a US-DVD that has been given R rating and consequently "adjusted" for the liking of the censors)
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I am talking about Lila Says....(a most recent example of a US-DVD that has been given R rating and consequently "adjusted" for the liking of the censors)
Pro-b
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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
I am talking about Lila Says....(a most recent example of a US-DVD that has been given R rating and consequently "adjusted" for the liking of the censors)
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I am not an industry-insider and do not know what the criteria these fokls follow is. In Lila Says (an excellent film!!) to which I sent the review earlier tonight the studio blurred almost 15 seconds (perhaps a bit more) of a fraction of the film where Lila shows her friend a comics book (a French story book) where you see, or I shall say you are supposed to see, an ancient story which conveys the sexual act between a girl and two men. This is not a fraction of the film where you "see" three human beings engaged in a sexual act...this is a comics book!!
You could read my review where I specifically addressed the studio but I find this to be a blatant example of censorship of the worst kind the film industry has seen in recent years. The blur splits the image about half in half (half the screen) then moves on to specific spots. Am I to believe that a comics book will shatter the foundations of America? I wonder what would happen if one of these so-called censors walks into Museo Del Prado and see a Rembrandt...or read an early Balzac. This is lunacy!!
Not only am I upset I wonder what to expect from these folks as they are preparing to "celebrate" Almodovar next year with a deserving set. Either way I don't have a crystal ball to tell everyone what Eros would look like but I think that it is certainly a good idea to keep film afficionados aware that someone, somewhere, is clearly having the power to adjust "unconventional" cinema.
Ciao,
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You could read my review where I specifically addressed the studio but I find this to be a blatant example of censorship of the worst kind the film industry has seen in recent years. The blur splits the image about half in half (half the screen) then moves on to specific spots. Am I to believe that a comics book will shatter the foundations of America? I wonder what would happen if one of these so-called censors walks into Museo Del Prado and see a Rembrandt...or read an early Balzac. This is lunacy!!
Not only am I upset I wonder what to expect from these folks as they are preparing to "celebrate" Almodovar next year with a deserving set. Either way I don't have a crystal ball to tell everyone what Eros would look like but I think that it is certainly a good idea to keep film afficionados aware that someone, somewhere, is clearly having the power to adjust "unconventional" cinema.
Ciao,
Pro-B
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